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Ian Somerhalder talks about why he cares about climate change and why he’s involved in YEARS of LIVING DANGEROUSLY.

Introduction

The father: a megachurch preacher who doesn’t believe in climate change. The daughter: an activist trying to shut down the local coal-fired power plant. The daughter’s hope: to eventually convince her father that global warming is happening, and even, just possibly, see if he’ll make it the topic of his next sermon.

In Preacher’s Daughter, Correspondent Ian Somerhalder listens in on both sides of the evangelical community’s debate over climate change.

SHOOT LOCATION(S):

Asheville & Charlotte, NC; Apalachicola, FL

Photo: The Years Project / John W. Adkisson

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Climate disruption is not a political issue. It's a moral issue. It's a justice issue. Even more than that, it's a spiritual issue.

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